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A Small Step
For almost two years I have been struggling on and off with running injuries. Basically, my stupid bottom jumped into marathon training way too fast, and never let myself recover. It has been ugly....
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Race the Landing
My motivation lately stinks. I am so used to training to run longer distances that all these short 3 and 4 mile runs my coach has me doing while I heal seem lacking and leave me craving more. I know...
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Fabulous Friday
Actually this should be Thankful Thursday, or some other alliterative title, but by the time I got home last night it was too late to write so you get the delayed version today. First off, I came home...
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Race The Landing – Recap 1
Thursday night I headed out to the first race of the Race the Landing 5K series. The race doesn’t actually start until 7:00, but you have to be there by 6:15 or the gates to the park close and you...
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Race the Landing – Recap 2
After my first run in the Race the Landing series (see Recap 1), which was a study in highs and lows – a new PR, an age group trophy, and a miserable race involving a big crash at the second mile...
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A Running Group Newbie
I have never participated in any type of running group or running club before. I have always said this is because of my marathon training which required I stick to my training schedule and run my set...
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Race the Landing – Recap 3
After my first in the Race the Landing series was an exercise in how not to run a 5K – go out way too fast, crash hard, spend the last mile saying really bad words in your head and trying to convince...
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Race the Landing – Recap 4
I am really loving The Race the Landing 5K series. $105 buys you entrance for all five 5K races plus a really good dinner after. On top of that they are run on the same course which makes it fun to...
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Race The Landing – Recap 5
Confession: I DNS this race. Actually, I just plain old skipped out. Now, it was not a decision I took lightly. I had already paid for the race – so that was pretty motivating. Plus, I really...
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Fall/Winter Race Schedule
Now that that the Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon is in the bag, you may wonder what is up next for me. Or you don’t, but I’m telling you anyway. Fall/Winter Race Schedule: October 11th =...
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah 5K Recap
This was my first time really racing two days in a row and I was not sure what to expect. Yes, at Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach I had done the Mile in The Sand on Saturday and run the Half on Sunday,...
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Turkey Trot 2014
This year I walked the Turkey Trot with my buddy Adrienne, who is currently on forced hiatus from running, and her husband. We picked up our packets and were a bit chilly while we waited around for...
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Reindeer Run 2014 – Goals
Charleston’s Reindeer Run 5K is coming up this Saturday in beautiful downtown. I haven’t raced a 5K since the Race the Landing Series this summer. Instead, I have been focused on half marathon...
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Reindeer Run 2014 – Recap
I went into this race, like I do with all races, with three separate goals. However, my biggest (A) goal for the Reindeer Run was to run a sub 28 5K and set a new PR in the process. My previous PR...
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Upcoming Races – 2015
Now that my little string of half marathons is done I don’t have much on my schedule for a while, but here is what I do have planned out for 2015 so far: May 7, 2015 = Race The Landing 5K Series May...
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What I’m Training For…The Next Race Up
Actually it is more like next races up, as I am signed up for the Race the Landing 5K series again this year. Some things I loved about this series last year: – early registrants get all 5 races for...
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Vegas 5K Kickoff: Free Virtual Run/Walk
To celebrate the upcoming opening of Rock ‘n’ Roll Vegas registration, on April 1st, the wonderful people behind the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series are bringing you the 5K Kickoff: Free Virtual...
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Race the Landing Goals – 2015
Tomorrow (Thursday) night is the first of the five 5K races in the Race the Landing summer series. I loved this series last year: – early registrants get all 5 races for the price of 3 – the course is...
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Race the Landing 5K Series #1 – 2015
Going into this 5K series I had some big goals because of all the speed and strength work I have been doing over the last 3 months at Orange Theory Fitness. I always set A, B, and C goals for races in...
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RACE THE LANDING 5K SERIES #2 – 2015
After beautiful weather helped me to crush my PR at the first Race the Landing 5K I was not sure what to expect at the second one this past Thursday. The weather was hotter and muggier as summer is...
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